Tag: Civil Aviation Ministry

More airports to be privatised soon

“Government is, for the first time, talking about disinvestment of Air India and Pawan Hans Ltd. We have already privatised some airports and more airports are in line. Three have been awarded, few more are in line. It is a continuous trend,” Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Usha Padhee said.

October 23, 2019

Former Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel deposes before CBI in aviation case

 Patel, who had been questioned by the ED earlier, has denied any wrongdoing on his part.

August 8, 2019

Jet Airways staff knock on Aviation Ministry’s doors

Jet Airways staff from across various departments took out a march on Tuesday in front of Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan that houses the Civil Aviation Ministry.

May 21, 2019

Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo may get Jet Airways foreign traffic rights: Report

The government wants local carriers to deploy capacity on international routes from where Jet Airways has withdrawn operations due to severe fund crunch.

May 4, 2019

Airlines asked to keep fares in check for far-flung areas

"The Ministry has advised airlines' to not raise fares on routes that connect smaller cities and towns especially in the northeast, Srinagar and Port Blair,"

April 23, 2019

Jet Airways: Potholed skyways and mess in commercial aviation

To make things even more difficult with Jet folding its wings and the Boeing 737 Max aircraft being grounded, the Airbus NEOs are also in trouble.

April 19, 2019

DGCA asks Jet Airways to submit ‘concrete, credible revival plan’ to restart operations

The development comes a day after Jet Airways announced to temporarily suspend all flight operations from Wednesday after it failed to get an emergency funding.

April 18, 2019

IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata after smoke engulfs plane mid-air

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB), which comes under the Civil Aviation Ministry, has launched a probe into the incident.

December 11, 2018

‘National no fly list’: Lovesick Mumbai man first to be put on the list for hijack scare

Eight months after the the Civil Aviation Ministry had asked airlines to create the 'no fly list', Birju Kishore Salla, who was arrested in October last year, has become the first person to be put on the list.

May 20, 2018

Will prepare plan on air cargo support to boost agri exports: Prabhu

Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Tuesday that he has asked civil aviation ministry officials to prepare a plan for providing air cargo support to agricultural hubs to promote farm exports. The commerce and industry minister, who also holds additional charge of the civil aviation ministry, said that draft policy to increase agricultural exports is …

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March 13, 2018

Suresh Prabhu takes charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday took charge of Civil Aviation Ministry, officials said on Saturday. Prabhu got the additional charge on Saturday after Telugu Desam Party (TDP) pulled out his ministers from the NDA government leading to the resignation of Ashok Gajapathi Raju as the Civil Aviation minister. Raju’s resignation was accepted …

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March 12, 2018

Suresh Prabhu gets additional charge of Civil Aviation Ministry

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has been handed over the additional charge of Civil Aviation Ministry, officials said on Saturday. A tweet by the office of President Ram Nath Kovind said: “As advised by the Prime Minister, #PresidentKovind has directed that Shri Suresh Prabhu, Cabinet Minister, shall be assigned charge of the Union Ministry …

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March 10, 2018

Air India, Pawan Hans may get ‘expression of interest’ soon

The Civil Aviation Ministry is hopeful of getting an expression of interest (EoI) to buy Air India and Pawan Hans in the next couple of weeks. Civil Aviation Secretary R.N. Choubey revealed this at the inaugural of the Wings India 2018 at Begumpet old airport here on Thursday. The theme of the biennial event is …

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March 8, 2018

Drone regulations likely to be out in 2 months: Jayant Sinha

The regulations for operating drones are likely to be ready within two months and would be the “best in class with appropriate constraints”, union minister Jayant Sinha said on Friday. The civil aviation ministry came out with draft rules for unmanned aircraft systems last month, seeking comments from the public. “We have received over 100 comments. We …

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December 15, 2017

SC issues notice to AI, govt on transgender’s job plea

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Civil Aviation Ministry on a petition by a transgender person challenging a medical board’s rejection of her job application as part of the cabin crew in Air India. Issuing a notice to the Aviation Ministry as well as Air India, for denying a transgender candidate …

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November 7, 2017

Cabinet nod for transfer of AAI land to Lucknow Metro

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its nod for the permanent transfer of a piece of land belonging to Airports Authority of India (AAI) to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), an official statement said. The 1,899 square metre land at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow would …

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September 27, 2017

Additional flights on India-Qatar route will start shortly: Government

The government on Wednesday said that additional flights on the India-Qatar route will start shortly. According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, the new flights will be operated by Air India and Jet Airways. Accordingly, Air India Express will operate the Trivandrum-Doha flight from 25 June to 8 July, 2017.  Subsequently, Jet Airways will fly the …

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June 21, 2017